Lumpiang ShanghaiFilipino Recipe

Lumpiang Shanghai

As
we all know, lumpia is originated from China. It is a spring roll of meat,
beans and carrots. Filipino adapted this style of cooking and one of the most
commonly cooked dish in fiestas or in any celebration.

The lumpiang shanghai is usually paired with sweet and
sour sauce. Lumpia shanghai is one of
many kinds of Filipino lumpias. It is filled with bean sprouts,
vegetables, and small morsels of meat (seafood is also applicable ). Lumpia
shanghai was created as an alternative to the more expensive type of lumpia. In
fact, this is the least expensive lumpia. Here is the recipe;

Cooking Ingredients:

½ kilo ground pork

3 cups mongo sprout

3 pcs. Carrots chopped

2 tbsp. olive oil

2 tbsp. garlic chopped

2 tbsp. onion chopped

100 pcs. Lumpia wrappers

1 tbps. Salt

1 pc. chayote cut into thin strips

3tbsp. brown sugar

1 tsp. black pepper

2L cooking oil (for deep fry)

½ cup water

Cooking Direction:

Step 1: Use olive oil to sauté garlic
until it turns brown. Then add onion, and ground pork. Mix

for 3 minutes.

Step 2: Add mongo sprout, black pepper,
salt, sugar. Then mix once in a while in a medium

heat. Wait until the
excess amount of water evaporates.

Step 3: Add chayote then mix for 2
minutes.

Step 4: Add carrots, mix for 2 minutes
again then wait for about 3-5 minutes. (Observe for the

excess water to
evaporate) Turn off the heat. (salt and pepper to taste)

Step 5: Wait until it becomes warm

Step 6: Lay out a few wrappers at a time
on a plate then place 2 tbsp. of the meat at the center

of the wrapper. Then wrap it and seal it using small
amount of water. (for reference: look for some videos on how to wrap lumpia)

Step 7: Fry your finished product until
it turns to golden brown. Turn off the heat and serve.